Funding politics - JLP, PNP review party financing report
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) expects to have its proposals for legislation covering political party financing before Parliament by September, according to ECJ chairman, Professor Errol Miller. "We now have a draft report," he told journalists and media managers...
Straight-talking Golding defends stance on gays
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is defending his declaration on a BBC talk show, that homosexuals would not be welcome in his Cabinet. Responding to a Gleaner editorial, criticising the tone of his response to questions about homosexuality on BBC's HARDtalk...
Librarian books place in history
Sangster's Book Stores Limited, in collaboration with the Jamaican Library Service (JLS), on Wednesday presented library assistant Nordia Miller with the prestigious Hector Wynter Memorial Scholarship 2007-2009. The presentation took place during a ceremony...
Gov't offers more support for fruit farmers
GOVERNMENT HAS doubled its support this year to farmers who are in the process of establishing orchards. This financial year, the Ministry of Agriculture will be assisting 200 farmers to establish between 400 and 450 hectares of orchard, which is...
PM urges Jamaicans to be more self-sufficient
Prime Minister Bruce Golding says the Government has embarked on a major food production drive using improved technology, as the country will have to grow more food in order to feed itself. He said increased production can be achieved through new agricultural projects ...
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